The “Robotics for Equality & Democracy” program is really designed as a series of workshops organized by the RAS Tunisia Chapter that began in November of 2018 and continues through February of 2019 . The team was motivated to organize the workshops due to their identifying certain regions of the country that have received an…
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IEEE SIGHT Blog
The SIGHT blog inspires the cross-pollination of ideas, solutions, and partnerships amongst its greater community by sharing insightful news and stories on SIGHT projects and events around the globe, submitted by SIGHT members and volunteer.
“Experiences in the Deployment of Emerging Technologies” – HAC funded event
IEEE Argentina Section and IES 9-012 “San Rafael en Informática” held its technical workshop on “Experiences in the Deployment of Emerging Technologies” from 22 – 23 November, 2018 in San Rafael, Argentina. The workshop was sponsored in part by IEEE HAC. Presenters belonged to IEEE, IEEE Argentina Section, IEEE Technical Society Chapters, and the Special…
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“I Have a Dream” – HAC Funded Event
On the 9th of December 2018, the IEEE National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS) PES Student Branch Chapter hosted a humanitarian event called, “I have a Dream.” Event Overview The event was organized to encourage children who live in vulnerable regions or orphanages to continue their studies, introduce them to the idea of renewable energy,…
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4th IEEE WIECON-ECE 2018 Conference
The 4th IEEE International Women in Engineering (WIE) Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, or IEEE WIECON-ECE 2018, took place in Pattaya, Thailand from the 14th – 16th of December 2018. Conference Agenda The 4th IEEE-WIECON-ECE 2018 was jointly organized by the Electrical Engineering Department of Kasetsart University, and the IEEE Bangladesh and IEEE Thailand…
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NetHealth 2019: Networking Humanitarian Technology for Healthcare
The NetHealth 2019 Networking Humanitarian Technology for Healthcare workshop was held during the 11th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS 2019) on the 11th of January 2019 in Bangalore, India. Background Healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors in India. The Indian government has aggressive plans to develop India further into a…
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R9 Solar Community Initiative Summit
The R9 Solar Community Initiative Summit was held during the 38th IEEE Conference in Central America and Panama (CONCAPAN) in San Salvador, El Salvador from 7 – 9 November, 2018. Focus of the Summit The summit was a global initiative to encourage a large network of IEEE and non-IEEE volunteers to find appropriate technologies and…
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SIGHT – Lessons Learned in 2018
By: 2018 IEEE SIGHT Chair Daniel Lottis In what follows, I’ll discuss three interconnected lessons that many SIGHT volunteers learned this year. Even if all these lessons are deeply embedded in your mind already, you may wish to read on. In most cases, I find that reading somebody else describe something I already understand rather…
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6th IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference at Colombo, Sri Lanka
R10 HTC is a series of annual Humanitarian Technology Conferences being held in the Asia-Pacific Region and this year, the 2018 HTC conference took place on the beautiful pearl island of Sri Lanka. The three-day conference from 6 to 8 December was attended by delegates from all over the Asia-Pacific area from Japan to Pakistan to New…
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IEEE SIGHT group project underway in Valparaíso, Chile
One of the proposals selected for IEEE SIGHT funding in 2018 was submitted by the “Rama Estudiantil IEEE-PUCV” SIGHT group based out of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile. The group, led by Felipe Aravena, Bastián Sepúlveda, and Sergio Hernández, and advised by Professor Ariel Leiva, will install sustainable solar lighting to illuminate “Park 36.” The…
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How engineering contributes to the promotion of SDGs in society
by: Herbert Lwanga In October 2015 the United Nation (UN) officially launched the sustainable development goals (SDGs) to run from 2015 to 2030 code named, “agenda 2030”. Essentially, the SDGs served as a replacement of the millennium development goals (MDGs) which were developed by a group of countries mainly from the developing world to guide…
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